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president obama is there today. here is the latest cnn poll. obama leads, but the margin is slim. of course, that could change by november. let's look deeper inside the numbers. republicans asked, are you better off now than you were when barack obama took office? the national unemployment rate was 7.6%. in florida, it was 8.6%. this july, 8.3% nationally, 8.8% in florida. around the midterm elections, 9.8% across the country, 12% in florida. it's positive, the trend. republicans will tell you florida's republican governor, rick scott should get the credit. what does this mean? the outcome in florida is harder to predict. >>> both the presidential candidates are making sure they get their messages out in florida. cnn chief correspondent jessica yellen has more on the convention momentum. >> reporter: president obama is in florida on day two of his post convention visit. the intended message, three and a half years later, he has bipartisan apeal. former governor crist may not have credibility with the state's republicans. expect president obama to continue drawing contrast with gov
president obama is there today. here is the latest cnn poll. obama leads, but the margin is slim. of course, that could change by november. let's look deeper inside the numbers. republicans asked, are you better off now than you were when barack obama took office? the national unemployment rate was 7.6%. in florida, it was 8.6%. this july, 8.3% nationally, 8.8% in florida. around the midterm elections, 9.8% across the country, 12% in florida. it's positive, the trend. republicans will tell you...
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he's in the white house with president obama. you are part of the administration that's been accused of not using its full political capital to create jobs when it had the chance. how do you respond to that criticism? >> i don't think that's fair. that's coming at the president from the left, and you just heard steven saying he wished they hadn't done anything. i think though it may not have any implication for the election in 2012, historians are going to look back and avoiding the great depression in twa2009 is going be viewed as a huge accomplishment. the economic crisis in 2008 was bigger than the one in 1929 which led us to the first finan bigger share of the economy now than it was then. >> i'm so scared looking forward. we have to figure out in washington how we can fix the right now and look longer term to cutting our debts and deficits. why can't we do both? even more, why can't we do both at the same time? i'm not convinced that washington and party politics will allow us to do -- we have to be juggling a lot of balls.
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does this help barack obama? >> it's very hard to say because there's a real debate right now about monetary policy. it's actually the most exciting debate that most americans have never heard of. you recently have this guy called michael woodford, a really important monetary economist, who's come out and said we need the fed to engage in demand management and we need clear signals for the fed over the long term. so having a burst of qe here or there isn't really going to do it. we need a long-term commitment that the fed is going to send clear signals that as long as the economy is really weak we're going to take action. the problem is you still have a lot of folks, particularly hard money poppopulists. who are saying this is dangerous, this is too much discretion. >> right, they don't like it. >> exactly. you have some conservatives who disagree. so this is a really open question it and my own view is that we really need monetary stimulus. does it help the president? probably not. if it's this random grab bag.
does this help barack obama? >> it's very hard to say because there's a real debate right now about monetary policy. it's actually the most exciting debate that most americans have never heard of. you recently have this guy called michael woodford, a really important monetary economist, who's come out and said we need the fed to engage in demand management and we need clear signals for the fed over the long term. so having a burst of qe here or there isn't really going to do it. we need a...
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do you like barack obama's any better? >> not much. because i don't like the foreign policy since woodrow wilson, you know? because we have become, you know, this policemen of the world. and we're broke. and we have an empire, and just look at what's happening in the middle east today. 11 embassies have been involved in anti-american demonstrations, that people around the world are sick and tired of us telling them what to do and propping up dictators they don't like and prompting these demonstrations. so it's the woodrow wilson idea that we're going to make the world safe for democracy, we're going to fight a world to end all wars, and just look at what's happened. hundreds of millions of people have died, you know, not that that's our fault in our policy, but we have been trapped into believing that we have to be just like the economic planner, the fed at home, overseas, it's a foreign policy that supports an empire that we cannot maintain. it's bad policy and we don't have any money. >> ron paul, it was a pleasure to talk to you. th
do you like barack obama's any better? >> not much. because i don't like the foreign policy since woodrow wilson, you know? because we have become, you know, this policemen of the world. and we're broke. and we have an empire, and just look at what's happening in the middle east today. 11 embassies have been involved in anti-american demonstrations, that people around the world are sick and tired of us telling them what to do and propping up dictators they don't like and prompting these...
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ben, obviously they say obama is guilty, obama is guilty, obama is guilty. tell bus that man and some of the others who were expressing such anger. >> reporter: well many of the people i spoke with had no idea that the u.s. government has come out and expressed its disgust with this video clip that appeared on youtube, and there seems to be an unawareness about the fact that the united states government does not control every single thing that appears on the internet. so, seems to be one of the problems here is that there's just a lack of understanding of how the media operates in the united states and that the act of one individual is not the act of the government. now, one of themain concerns here among egyptians, particularly coptic christian egyptians is that there could be a backlash against them as a result of the act of this one, rather this film produced by this one man in the united states. >> yes. we're going to have much more on the coptic christian angle. i talked to some today. they were very afraid of what might happen. ben, before we let you g
ben, obviously they say obama is guilty, obama is guilty, obama is guilty. tell bus that man and some of the others who were expressing such anger. >> reporter: well many of the people i spoke with had no idea that the u.s. government has come out and expressed its disgust with this video clip that appeared on youtube, and there seems to be an unawareness about the fact that the united states government does not control every single thing that appears on the internet. so, seems to be one...
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obama is running a better calm pain. just this week, we saw if mitt romney is going to win, he is going to take it through the debates or when special, new events come up. he has to be able to capitalize on them. >> we just had this new event with libya and egypt. what happened? he bungled it. became an item of controversy. instead of does obama's policy work in the middle east? to have mitt romney on the defense over this question when we are attacked in our embassies, that is inept. >>> david gergen, gloria borger, john king, thank you. >>> with the election less than eight weeks away, we are taking a look at the issues that keep everyone up at night, especially voters. we polled registered voters to see what is on everyone's minds. this week, we are taking a close look at the top economic concerns. housing was number five. taxes were number four. tonight, number two, the federal deficit. someone has made it his mission to promote fiscal responsibilities. david walker, the former comp comp troller general of the united
obama is running a better calm pain. just this week, we saw if mitt romney is going to win, he is going to take it through the debates or when special, new events come up. he has to be able to capitalize on them. >> we just had this new event with libya and egypt. what happened? he bungled it. became an item of controversy. instead of does obama's policy work in the middle east? to have mitt romney on the defense over this question when we are attacked in our embassies, that is inept....
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plus obama revealed. we have an exclusive cnn documentary about the president and new details about his personal life. >>> and update on the "outfront" investigation of federal employees who are paid to work from home and get to travel across the country on the taxpayer dimes and we have been trying for months to find out how much it is costing us, and tonight, an answer. tonight, an answer. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> well, good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett, an outfront tonight, $1 million per job, that is what america's top money man says we have spent on stimulus from the fed alone. and he says that that is money well spent and he may spend more. today, ben bernanke was in jackson hole, wyoming, a bucolic location for a big speech, and he defended the action else to hp the u.s. e copmy and with good reason, because the fed chairman appointed by george w. bush and embraced by president obama and criticized by some influential people including mitt romney has a l
plus obama revealed. we have an exclusive cnn documentary about the president and new details about his personal life. >>> and update on the "outfront" investigation of federal employees who are paid to work from home and get to travel across the country on the taxpayer dimes and we have been trying for months to find out how much it is costing us, and tonight, an answer. tonight, an answer. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>>...
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the push for qe3 going to help obama get re-elected? i doubt it. doesn't matter what the fed does at this point in my opinion. because it usually takes 3 to 6 to 9 months for those dollars now to really percolate through the economy. >> laura, what's your point of view? will history prove that ben bernanke is right? that this is something that saved and helped the u.s. economy or not? >> i think history will prove him right. i think that it's very, very -- i want to do three "verys" misleading to talk about spending money. it is correct to say the fed has been involved in a balance sheet transaction. it has been buying assets. it is holding those assets on its books. it believes, and i think there is evidence to support this view, that those assets will make money for the taxpayers. so to compare this to government spending is just misleading. number one. number two, i think it's really misleading to suggest in any way that bernanke and the fed would be influenced by the election in terms of what they would do. this is an evidenced-driv
the push for qe3 going to help obama get re-elected? i doubt it. doesn't matter what the fed does at this point in my opinion. because it usually takes 3 to 6 to 9 months for those dollars now to really percolate through the economy. >> laura, what's your point of view? will history prove that ben bernanke is right? that this is something that saved and helped the u.s. economy or not? >> i think history will prove him right. i think that it's very, very -- i want to do three...
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it is all obama's fault. and governor romney has the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. that's a basic summary. they spent the most time on me. they were talking about me. and there was a lot of hard truths and bold choices they said, but nobody ever bothered to tell you what they really were. and when governor romney had his chance to let you in on the secret sauce of job creation, he did not offer you a single new idea. it was just a retread of the same old policies that have been sticking it the the middle-class for years. and then after the convention and governor romney came here to ohio, and he said he's going to be the coach that leads america to a winning season. the problem is everybody's already seen his economic playbook. we know what's in it. on first down, he hikes taxes on by nearly $2,000 on the average family with kids in order to pay for a massive tax cut on multimillionaires. that is is on first down. sounds like unnecessary roughness to me. >>> political candidate mitt romney
it is all obama's fault. and governor romney has the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. that's a basic summary. they spent the most time on me. they were talking about me. and there was a lot of hard truths and bold choices they said, but nobody ever bothered to tell you what they really were. and when governor romney had his chance to let you in on the secret sauce of job creation, he did not offer you a single new idea. it was just a retread of the same old policies that have...
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is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular. first because of the iraq war and under the obama administration with very unpopular drone strikes and policies that arabs and muslims in some parts of the world consider to be offensive to them. so what the u.s. needs to do, you know, is in order to win a pr war perhaps one of the moments where the world had the most sympathy of america is in the tragic death of ambassador chris stevens in libya two days ago. there was a real outpouring on twitter and also on the streets of tripoli with counter protests of libyans holding up signs saying we are sorry, this does not represent islam. it
is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular....
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president obama then senator obama did very well and won two-thirds of that vote in the last election. and polls indicate he has a very large advantage. the timing here obviously not very good for mitt romney as he seemed to be making another outreach to latino voters. as for the family history, remember, you know, mitt romney's father and his parents going to mexico to escape persecution from mormons at that time because -- and that is part of the story line, a part of mitt romney's history. >> paul, just quickly, the comment that was made about mideast ace, he said we kucked the ball down the field and hoped something somehow will resolve it. is that damaging? >> it may help with some jewish-americans who feel that way, but the comments could be also seen as something that maybe mitt romney doesn't feel the two-state solution is plausible. his campaign standing by the comments saying this is something romney has said before. if the palestinians don't want to engage, then it would be tough, they say, for the peace process to work. stay tuned, ashleigh. >> paul steinhauser for us on t
president obama then senator obama did very well and won two-thirds of that vote in the last election. and polls indicate he has a very large advantage. the timing here obviously not very good for mitt romney as he seemed to be making another outreach to latino voters. as for the family history, remember, you know, mitt romney's father and his parents going to mexico to escape persecution from mormons at that time because -- and that is part of the story line, a part of mitt romney's history....
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basically, president obama, i think, misspoke a little bit. because basically what you heard secretary of the state department spokesman victoria knewen say yesterday, egypt is what they call a non-nato ally. a major non-nato ally. that means that the u.s. doesn't have any treaties with egypt, per se, but does consider egypt a major ally in terms of a very strategic partnership with this country. so even jay carney who yesterday, this white house press secretary, who said we don't have any treaties with egypt, in april he called egypt an important ally. what president obama was trying to do here is send a message to egypt's president mohamed mursi that, listen, we give you a lot of aid. we're talking about $30 billion or more in u.s. aid to egypt every year, and that aid is not guaranteed if you're not going to if you're not going to condemn this violence that's taking place at the embassy and also protect our diplomatic facilities. the thing is, though, is that the u.s. is not necessarily allies with the government. that's why the u.s. was wi
basically, president obama, i think, misspoke a little bit. because basically what you heard secretary of the state department spokesman victoria knewen say yesterday, egypt is what they call a non-nato ally. a major non-nato ally. that means that the u.s. doesn't have any treaties with egypt, per se, but does consider egypt a major ally in terms of a very strategic partnership with this country. so even jay carney who yesterday, this white house press secretary, who said we don't have any...
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obama had a vision. that president obama did talk about the future. all governor romney talked about was i'm not barack obama. well, that's not a vision. that's not telling anybody about where he wants to take the country. i thought this was a very well orchestrated convention with michelle obama giving us more insight into barack obama the man. followed by bill clinton talking about the obama record on the economy and trying to bring people together. and then teeing it up for president obama to talk about what's next. and i thought that was very powerful. >> but you know, mo, the first lady did do a great job in her speech. bill clinton did an amazing job as well. the criticism of the president whilhe set certain goals and said this is how many js i want to create, this is what wae concerned,he environment is concerned, he didn't go into specifics and lay out how he's going to achieve those goals, mo. thatas folks. and th were disappointed he didn't use that venue to do it. >> well, look, ts speech was
obama had a vision. that president obama did talk about the future. all governor romney talked about was i'm not barack obama. well, that's not a vision. that's not telling anybody about where he wants to take the country. i thought this was a very well orchestrated convention with michelle obama giving us more insight into barack obama the man. followed by bill clinton talking about the obama record on the economy and trying to bring people together. and then teeing it up for president obama...
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obama's foreign policy. is he ready to dial back or double down again? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> u.s. warships are moving toward libya today as president obama vows that no act of terror will go unpunished. his words. but in the grim aftermath of the u.s. consulate attack in libya which left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead, there are still serious questions as to which group was responsible. meantime, violent protests sparked by an anti-islamic film spreading across the muslim world today. in cairo, crowds have again gathered outside the u.s. embassy right now. they've been throwing rocks and fire bombs as police answer with tear gas. in yemen, police open fire to disperse rioters at the u.s. embassy where a security wall was breached. security officials report four deaths. and in iraq, protesters stepped on and then burned a symbolic american flag as rival sunni and shiite muslims marched together. libyan authorities have now made at least one arrest in connect
obama's foreign policy. is he ready to dial back or double down again? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> u.s. warships are moving toward libya today as president obama vows that no act of terror will go unpunished. his words. but in the grim aftermath of the u.s. consulate attack in libya which left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead, there are still serious questions as to which group was responsible. meantime, violent protests sparked by...
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so i started talking about obama. who was this person who met obama twice? a democratic congressman with a good deal of seniority in an important district in this country, and he met obama twice and never had a serious conversation with him? the president hasn't connected with people in a way that you just -- you need to in diplomacy and in washington budget and fiscal negotiations. >> because in this book, "the price of politics" you really get into his head and how he makes decisions, when he doesn't make decisions, and the whole notion of this lack of schmoozing, if you will, with members of congress and others, i want to continue this conversation. bob, stand by. much more when we come back. are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? [ male announcer ] it's the age-old question of travel. the same one we ask ourselves every day. is it the strongest, the most efficient? have we created the kind of vehicle to move not just people... but an industry forward? are we there yet? are we really? [ male announcer ] are we there yet? we are, for now. in
so i started talking about obama. who was this person who met obama twice? a democratic congressman with a good deal of seniority in an important district in this country, and he met obama twice and never had a serious conversation with him? the president hasn't connected with people in a way that you just -- you need to in diplomacy and in washington budget and fiscal negotiations. >> because in this book, "the price of politics" you really get into his head and how he makes...
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one of the numbers your viewers should keep watching is to look at obama -- president obama's job ratings. they have been in the mid 40s for much of the year. twice they've spiked to around 50. right now, he's around 50. this is about a high water mark for president obama. each time he has gotten to that magical 50% has immediately dropped back down. look, if he can keep his job rating at 50 or higher, he's going to be in a good position, but he's never been able to do that. if you see that drop again, you'll continue to show polls that show this is tight. >> jen, your internal polls for the obama campaign, do they show it like gallup, like cnn or tighter like rasmusen? >> well, we're -- >> come on. >> we're not focused internally or externally on the national polls. we're focused on seven to nine states, as i'm sure the romney team is as well. some, we're close, some we have more of a lead on. but it doesn't matter because we have 38 days to go and we need our supporters to turn out. it doesn't matter unless they cast their vote. so that's what our focus is is now. turning people out. it
one of the numbers your viewers should keep watching is to look at obama -- president obama's job ratings. they have been in the mid 40s for much of the year. twice they've spiked to around 50. right now, he's around 50. this is about a high water mark for president obama. each time he has gotten to that magical 50% has immediately dropped back down. look, if he can keep his job rating at 50 or higher, he's going to be in a good position, but he's never been able to do that. if you see that...
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and earlier, the obama campaign, the burse python was a real concern for the obama campaign. a tweet from obama's press secretary ensured that residents knew the administration has banned import of the snake. now, you may laugh and there is some humor in this, but it is r very, very serious for some. ticks and snakes. because these micro targeting campaigns can really move the needle. they're important to crucial voters in crucial states like florida and virginia. ben smith, david frum, former adviser to george w. bush and corey elons. great to see you. so, you know, david, i have to say, lyme disease with so many to joke about this, it's got to be there's some crucial core of lyme disease cases and this is something people care about. turns out loudon county, northern virginia, has one of the highest rates of lyme disease in the country. could this issue really resonate? >> resonates with me. i've had lyme disease. it's nasty. it also is a way for candidates to connect with real issues to real people. who feel that a lot of the issues we discuss are awfully abstract. i mean,
and earlier, the obama campaign, the burse python was a real concern for the obama campaign. a tweet from obama's press secretary ensured that residents knew the administration has banned import of the snake. now, you may laugh and there is some humor in this, but it is r very, very serious for some. ticks and snakes. because these micro targeting campaigns can really move the needle. they're important to crucial voters in crucial states like florida and virginia. ben smith, david frum, former...
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look, even barack obama is not running on barack obama's agenda. he's running on bill clinton's agenda. barack obama is not running on what he's going to do the next four years. he's running on what bill clinton would dot next four years. so this could -- right now, mitt romney doesn't need to motivate his base. they are motivated to change it. but what mitt romney has not done is say how he would lead. that's what's next. that's what has to happen in these debates. >> okay. but when you say that, about the base, let me just put this poll up, david frum, have you jump in on this, so you can look at the national gallup poll if you're mitt romney and say look, obama has lost his bounce. then i give you virginia, "washington post" 52% for barack obama, 44% for mitt romney. and that's not the only swing state where we see the president pull ahead. that's got to be terrifying. >> the tragedy of the situation, here is a man who is a competent, capable manager, who has been good at everything, a successful governor. the author of the first universal healt
look, even barack obama is not running on barack obama's agenda. he's running on bill clinton's agenda. barack obama is not running on what he's going to do the next four years. he's running on what bill clinton would dot next four years. so this could -- right now, mitt romney doesn't need to motivate his base. they are motivated to change it. but what mitt romney has not done is say how he would lead. that's what's next. that's what has to happen in these debates. >> okay. but when you...
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won it four years and president obama has been there nine times. this is the ninth swing through ohio since the start of the general election in april. mitt romney had been there as well a lot. guess what, a lot of ads in the state as well and all the major tv markets and you said it best. ohio, ohio, ohio. >> and get used to that. that rings true as we get closer to election. let me switch gears a little bit to the battle over china, china, china. that's thoer starting to rear its ugly head. this is really interesting what's developing. i heard what the big action would be is the president was going to go after china through the world trade organization and complain about what china is doing in terms of tariffs. turns out they got the better of us faster, didn't they? >> exactly. the chinese were reacting quickly on that and is there u.s. politics involved, yeah, probably. mitt romney has been attacking president obama for quite some time on china saying that he would be tougher against china and that he would take action against china and he has
won it four years and president obama has been there nine times. this is the ninth swing through ohio since the start of the general election in april. mitt romney had been there as well a lot. guess what, a lot of ads in the state as well and all the major tv markets and you said it best. ohio, ohio, ohio. >> and get used to that. that rings true as we get closer to election. let me switch gears a little bit to the battle over china, china, china. that's thoer starting to rear its ugly...
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but, president obama and his surrogates saying it's not his fault. that they look to the bush administration, and i guess it's no surprise when you look at some of the economic polling that you have right? >> yeah let's spell it out. you're absolutely right. remember the message from the ones after their convention was are you better off now than you were four years ago. we asked that in our new cnn/orc national poll. this is among registered voters, you can see that 44% said i'm worse thaf financially than i was four years ago. 37% say they're better off. and about one in five say i'm about the same as i was four years ago. as to your specific question look at the next number. here we are, almost four years in the obama presidency and people are still blaming president bush and the republicans for getting us into this economic mess about 35% say it's the president and the democrats' fault. brianna, of course the economy still the top issue on the minds of americans voters. >> paul steinhauser, you are chipper this morning. we appreciate having you.
but, president obama and his surrogates saying it's not his fault. that they look to the bush administration, and i guess it's no surprise when you look at some of the economic polling that you have right? >> yeah let's spell it out. you're absolutely right. remember the message from the ones after their convention was are you better off now than you were four years ago. we asked that in our new cnn/orc national poll. this is among registered voters, you can see that 44% said i'm worse...
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if you're president obama, you're right. they're going to go into elderly communities and say governor romney says you're a deposenden a victim. they'll go to the veterans, might need vital medical treatment, they'll go to people who are maybe on food stamp because they got laid off, not because they feel entitled or want something from the government, because you have a family trying to feed their children while they're hoping to get another job. the president can use these words. again, governor romney will have to explain them. >> how does he explain them? let's be specific. he's doing this interview in 20 minutes. what does he say? how does he prevent this from having a lasting impact on november 6th? >> he has two choices. some conservatives at the grassroots level say double down, governor, and have a debate about government dependency. some conservatives wanted to do that. other republican strategists say, my god, please make this go away, because they're starting to see some evident, not just this controversy, becaus
if you're president obama, you're right. they're going to go into elderly communities and say governor romney says you're a deposenden a victim. they'll go to the veterans, might need vital medical treatment, they'll go to people who are maybe on food stamp because they got laid off, not because they feel entitled or want something from the government, because you have a family trying to feed their children while they're hoping to get another job. the president can use these words. again,...
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in his appearance, obama said the romney-ryan claims about obama care were just not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he kicked off an event in miami last hour with jeb bush, and then it is on to orlando. >>> florida senator marco rubio had a tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed, so he used some extra time to tweet about that. he wrote american air says maintenance problem. yet suddenly group of new passengers boarding, holding plane to get connecters on from delayed flight? and then this. delaying flight for maintenance to squeeze connecters from older flight. oldest trick in book. feel bad for crew. #cmonman. someone at the airlines apparently follows him on twitter and tweeted back afterward this. thanks for your patience, marco. we hope you have a great flight. and rubio, by the way, was headed back to washington to vote on a spending measure to fund the government through next march. the measure passed 62-30. >>> it could have been worse, though, for marco rubio. he could have been on ann
in his appearance, obama said the romney-ryan claims about obama care were just not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he kicked off an event in miami last hour with jeb bush, and then it is on to orlando. >>> florida senator marco rubio had a tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed, so he used some extra time to tweet about that. he wrote american air says maintenance problem. yet suddenly group of new...
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obama-care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama-care gone, including the prescription drug benefit for seniors. but he does want to keep one of the most popular pieces of obama-care although he doesn't say exactly how his plan will work. >> we have to make sure people with pre-existing conditions can get insured and folk that get sick don't get dropped by their insurance company. >> reporter: romney and paul ryan plan to cap malpractice insurance. cut medicaid by $810 billion over the next ten years, give states more control over their medicaid funds and overall mediocri medicare. overhaul, people up to age 55 would get a voucher to purchase private insurance or they can stick with traditional medicare. >> this financial support system is designed to guarantee that seniors can always afford medicare coverage, no exception exceptions. >> those are some major differences between the candidates. perhaps the biggest split is over medicaid, not medicare, medicaid, what most people consider the safety net for america's poorest. let's bring in our chief medical correspondent
obama-care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama-care gone, including the prescription drug benefit for seniors. but he does want to keep one of the most popular pieces of obama-care although he doesn't say exactly how his plan will work. >> we have to make sure people with pre-existing conditions can get insured and folk that get sick don't get dropped by their insurance company. >> reporter: romney and paul ryan plan to cap malpractice insurance. cut...
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it's a red-red that's never going to vote for obama against a blue-blue state that will vote for obama. they are not losing any swing voters. if you're interested in the campaign you'll be watching cnn. >> we hope so. just a quick note, you can watch john, go patriots he says. you can watch john early morning 5:00 a.m. on "early start." as john mentioned 10:00 tonight former president bill clinton, the big speech addressing the delegates inside the arena and piers morgan at midnight wrapping up night number two of the 2012 democratic convention tonight. >>> now to this. this first class ticket was supposed to get him home. instead a california teen gets labeled a flight risk. he has down syndrome and his mother is claiming discrimination. they're whole gr. and yummy good. real fruit pieces. 12 grams of whole grains and a creamy yogurt flavored coating. quaker yogurt granola bars. treat yourself good. throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50
it's a red-red that's never going to vote for obama against a blue-blue state that will vote for obama. they are not losing any swing voters. if you're interested in the campaign you'll be watching cnn. >> we hope so. just a quick note, you can watch john, go patriots he says. you can watch john early morning 5:00 a.m. on "early start." as john mentioned 10:00 tonight former president bill clinton, the big speech addressing the delegates inside the arena and piers morgan at...
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they bash president obama for secret hiding the dealings behind obama care. fine. don't tell me you have a plan and you won't give the details bust trust you to do it in public when you get around to it. it's just a big shell game. >> hold on, carol. >> i have heard voters say and republican voters who say they really want to hear romney's plan, and they want specifics. they're upset because they're getting specifics. >> and they should be. look, i'm sitting here right now in front of you telling you it's a shame they won't provide specifics on this. this coming from a man who has been inordinately brave in talking about problems with medicare and presenting solutions when it's politically inpalatable. why balk about doing it and talk about the actual specifics of tax reform? lest we got off in a productive thing here, l.c. says that's a shame they're on the ticket. if you think this is a partisan issue, ask yourself can president obama fulfill promises to attack deficit reduction while only concentrating taxes on the wealthy? is that truthful? just be clear. this
they bash president obama for secret hiding the dealings behind obama care. fine. don't tell me you have a plan and you won't give the details bust trust you to do it in public when you get around to it. it's just a big shell game. >> hold on, carol. >> i have heard voters say and republican voters who say they really want to hear romney's plan, and they want specifics. they're upset because they're getting specifics. >> and they should be. look, i'm sitting here right now in...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. and get outstanding deals with the travecity fall hot you can ve up 40% select hotels. ook ot and save up to 4. hurry, offer ends soon. book now at travelocity. >>> high-tech just keeps blowing our pindz with what is actually finding there. i want you are to check out these brand new pictures from mars. see the jagged rock with the circle around in t? scientists say you are looking at evidence that rivers and streams once flowed across the surface of mars. xpert on ear weather an weath oo. i think. what does this mean >> it me t the rocks or stonesat we in this will be now known as a river bedrolled and be round. can't get round s medical
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. and get outstanding deals with the travecity fall hot you can ve up 40% select hotels. ook ot...
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barack obama and i approve... anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: f
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obama? >> believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill was actually higher than our mortgage. yeah. we were so young, so in love, and so in debt. and that's why barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down. because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt. so in the end, for barack, these issues aren't political. they're personal. because barack knows what it means when a family struggles. he knows what it means to want something more for your kids and grandkids. barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. and he wants everyone in this country, everyone, to have the same opportunity. he reminds me that we are playing a long game here. and that change is hard. and change is slow. and it never happens all at once. but eventually, we get there. we always do. we get there because of folks like my dad. folks like barack's grandmother. men and w
obama? >> believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill was actually higher than our mortgage. yeah. we were so young, so in love, and so in debt. and that's why barack has fought so hard to increase student aid and keep interest rates down. because he wants every young person to fulfill their promise and be able to attend college without a mountain of debt. so in the end, for barack, these issues aren't political. they're personal. because barack...
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three years ago president obama in an interview had made what many call the obama promise where it was interpreted as president obama saying in his first year in office he would have immigration reform, he promised to deliver it. now he gave an interview last week where he said no, i didn't promise immigration reform. i promised i'd support a bill. so we went back and looked at the interviews, looked at the tapes, and yes that's what the president said, he would support his bill in the first year. that bill never happened. so that part of the promise wasn't kept but many believe that the president had promised something he didn't deliver it. he talked about it in the forum on univision and this is what he said about these 3 1/2 years where many considered that was going to be a wedge point with the latino community. >> my biggest failure so far is we haven't gotten comprehensive immigration reform done. so we're going to be continuing to work on that. but it's not for lack of trying or desire. and i'm confident we're going to accomplish that. >> and if you look at the polls and you loo
three years ago president obama in an interview had made what many call the obama promise where it was interpreted as president obama saying in his first year in office he would have immigration reform, he promised to deliver it. now he gave an interview last week where he said no, i didn't promise immigration reform. i promised i'd support a bill. so we went back and looked at the interviews, looked at the tapes, and yes that's what the president said, he would support his bill in the first...
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president obama campaigns this afternoon at a rally in las vegas. his seventh visit to nevada this year. and mitt romney is in the battleground of florida holding a rally in jacksonville after attending a fund-raiser. >>> facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg is speaking out for the first time since taking the social network public. he addressed concerns about facebook's freefalling stock and the company's long-term future. >> you know, the performance of the stock has obviously been disappointing, right? and we care about our shareholders and the commitment that we made is that we are going to execute this mission of making the world more open and connected. and we are going to do the things we think are going to build value over the long-term. >> zuckerberg also says a top priority for facebook going forward is its mobile strategy. >>> all right. that drawer with all your old gadgets about to welcome a new addition. apple is expected to officially unveil the iphone 5 in a few hours. will the phone be slimmer or smarter? what we can expect, next. for. so
president obama campaigns this afternoon at a rally in las vegas. his seventh visit to nevada this year. and mitt romney is in the battleground of florida holding a rally in jacksonville after attending a fund-raiser. >>> facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg is speaking out for the first time since taking the social network public. he addressed concerns about facebook's freefalling stock and the company's long-term future. >> you know, the performance of the stock has obviously been...
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mitt romney's 47% comment fell right into the president obama's hand and president obama may have just returned the favor to a certain degree for romney. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is following this verbal warfare for us. brianna, what's going on here? >> reporter: wolf, last night, president obama and mitt romney were both on "60 minutes" on cbs. and mitt romney is now seizing on some comments that president obama made, saying that he is trivializing the deaths of four americans in libya and the white house is firing back. president obama left the white house monday and touched down in new york city for the u.n. general assembly. his appearance on "60 minutes" the night before grabbing headlines. >> well, i said even at the time that this is going to be a rocky path. >> reporter: cbs news's steve croft asked president obama about the recent turmoil in the middle east. >> there are going to be bumps in the road because in a lot of these places, the one organizing principle has been islam. >> reporter: conservatives including mitt romney are calling the comment insensi
mitt romney's 47% comment fell right into the president obama's hand and president obama may have just returned the favor to a certain degree for romney. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is following this verbal warfare for us. brianna, what's going on here? >> reporter: wolf, last night, president obama and mitt romney were both on "60 minutes" on cbs. and mitt romney is now seizing on some comments that president obama made, saying that he is trivializing the...
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obama. michelle obama, the first lady, delivered a really politically astute piece. it was well written. but her delivery was phenomenal. her growth as a politician or political figure over the years has been extraordinary. everyone left that building last night really buzzing about how she did. >> yeah. definitely charged up. we'll check back in with you. thank you, john. >>> eight minutes past the hour. canadian investigators are trying to figure out why a gunman opened fire during a newly elected premier's victory speech. one person was killed. another is now critically injured. quebec's premier elect was rushed off the stage, not hurt, as a suspect was dragged to the police cruiser he shouted in french, tehe english are waking up. what that alludes to is clear. she'll be quebec's first female prime minister. >>> in just about two hours, two astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the international space station for their second spacewalk in six days. they will be attempting to install a spare power switching unit on the space station. a similar attempt last t
obama. michelle obama, the first lady, delivered a really politically astute piece. it was well written. but her delivery was phenomenal. her growth as a politician or political figure over the years has been extraordinary. everyone left that building last night really buzzing about how she did. >> yeah. definitely charged up. we'll check back in with you. thank you, john. >>> eight minutes past the hour. canadian investigators are trying to figure out why a gunman opened fire...
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team romney says it's obama. it's like that famous bizarre world episode of "seinfeld". >> up is down, down is up. says hello when he leaves, good-bye when he arrives. >> reporter: a cynical farce. each side trying to set the expectations so high for the opponent they can't possibly be met. so low for the home team merely speaking in a complete sentence would be a victory. it is a long held tradition. an advisor to george w. bush once called john kerry the best debater since cicero, but it is a troubling tradition no matter what they say about each other. >> having been through this much more recently than president obama, i think he starts with an advantage. >> reporter: elections are not graded on curves. not even bizarre elections. so here's still more proof this whole thing is a farce. here's my guarantee. no matter what they're saying now about who will win, after the debates are over both sides will claim victory no matter what. wolf. >> john berman, thank you. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happen
team romney says it's obama. it's like that famous bizarre world episode of "seinfeld". >> up is down, down is up. says hello when he leaves, good-bye when he arrives. >> reporter: a cynical farce. each side trying to set the expectations so high for the opponent they can't possibly be met. so low for the home team merely speaking in a complete sentence would be a victory. it is a long held tradition. an advisor to george w. bush once called john kerry the best debater...
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barack obama and i approve... anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off today than when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty months of private sector job growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is tter for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in trouble in the first place. president obama: we're not going back, we are moving forward. anncr: for
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